Conqueror Of The Hill 2011 

 

Craig Polk has asked me to post this message. The "Conqueror of the Hill" event scheduled to take place this Saturday, March 19th, at Stevens Institute of Technology has been cancelled. If you have any questions Craig would welcome them via his email address shown below.    (posted by Ted Latham at 11:00pm, Thursday, March 16th)                                                                                                                                                  

 Chairman Craig Polk craig.polk@alcatel-lucent.com (Engineer at Alcatel-Lucent)

   Paul Kloberg Pkloberg@brrsd.k12  (Teacher at Bridgewater-Raritan So H S)

   Ted Latham  tedlath@netscape.net  (Retired Physics Teacher)

 FAQ's - Regularly check our FAQ's at the link below. If you have a question please direct it to Craig Polk at craig.polk@alcatel-lucent.com and he will provide an answer for all to see on our FAQ webpage.

The Conqueror of the Hill is an annual applied engineering/technology/science competition for all public and private high school students (grades 9 through 12) in New Jersey. Each year the competition focuses on designing and building a “robot” made from common household items designed to complete a specific task on the playing field of a plywood hill. This is a head-to-head competition where two teams at a time compete against one another on the same hill, incorporating both offensive and defensive strategies in the design of their robot. 

 rRegister online now and no later than March 18, 2011, to Craig Polk at craig.polk@alcatel-lucent.com. Tell Craig the names of all participants, including teachers and chaperones. There is no fee per school for registering up to three teams of three students per school.                 Sr

2011 The Competition Event 

Date - March 19, 2011  (Saturday)

Place - Stevens Institute of Technology at Hoboken, New Jersey

Registration Deadline - March 18, 2011

Registration Fee - None (Up to three teams of three students per each team)

General Rules For The Competition, Hill Construction and Prizes  

General Rules and this Goal Construction For The 2011 Competition  CLICK HERE

Hill Construction Plans  CLICK HERE

2011 AWARDS  CLICK HERE

FAQ Updates

Stay up to date with rules clarifications and project design ideas  CLICK HERE

All FAQ's should be addressed to Craig Polk at craig.polk@alcatel-lucent.com

Online Engineering Design Curriculum And Teacher Ideas

Includes a "Design Portfolio," "Brainstorming Techniques For Design Teams," "Photos Of Previous Designs," and more to come!  CLICK HERE

For a PHOTO gallery of last year's hill and goals, and PHOTOS of previous year's robot parts     CLICK HERE 

                     A Brief History of “Conqueror Of The Hill"  CLICK HERE

 We would like to thank our friends at the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation for the many years that they have supported New Jersey high school students and teachers by sponsoring the oldest and continuous physics, engineering and technology competition in the State. For a message from the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation please CLICK HERE